Product Description

Mu-so Qb

Be summoned by the sound.

Mu-so Qb is the new compact wireless music system from the engineers behind the award-winning Mu-so. Controlled by a powerful audio brain, Mu-so Qb is alive with custom-made features all designed in our audio laboratories in England. It’s a true feat of sound engineering. From the contours of the glass-filled polymer casing to the bass radiators that help create huge low frequencies – every millimetre of space has been used to great effect. Simple to control and easy to connect, Mu-so Qb delivers a staggering 300 watts of power that unmasks your music with a sound that defies size.

You can also combine Mu-so Qb, Mu-so and other Naim streaming products for the ultimate multiroom experience. Simply sync the units to play the same song beat-for-beat in up to five rooms.

'it puts a smile on your face'

'great sound, cubed'

'This thing sounds superb. Cracking.'

'This is serious, old-school hi-fi – just wireless'

'a big, authoritative sound that belies its small stature'

'buy this and you’ll get plenty of boom for your buck'

'sounds an absolute dream'

'A wireless speaker that looks the part and has plenty of power for a rowdy house party.'

'This is an extremely assured and capable performer that makes music in an effortless and exceedingly enjoyable way'

'In terms of aesthetics and design it's second-to-none, with audio as cutting as those stand-out industrial looks.'

'Qb takes the one-box wireless streaming loudspeaker concept to a new level'

'phenomenal sound and a remarkably different design'

Go Deeper

Mu-so Qb is a wireless music system alive with innovation.

Every component tailored

One of the biggest design challenges with Mu-so Qb was to configure the individual speakers within the smaller cabinet. To achieve that distinctive Naim sound, our engineers had to interrogate every component and adjust speaker angles by the smallest of fractions. It led us to an arrangement of five drivers, offset and angled perfectly to create a left-right dispersion asymmetry. In this arrangement are two microfibre dome tweeters and two mid drivers, all four driven by 50W amplifiers, with rare earth magnets and copper-capped poles for even greater accuracy. And for low frequencies we’ve installed two pistonic passive bass radiators. These work alongside a custom-made woofer that’s driven by a 100W amplifier to create an astonishing bass sound for a system this size. When the speakers and woofer combine, Mu-so Qb amplification can generate an incredible 300 watts.

Controlling the Mu-so Qb sound

At the heart of Mu-so Qb is a 32-bit digital signal processor - the same high-spec component used in the original Mu-so system. Fine-tuned in our listening room, it controls the flow of music information to each speaker, drawing on everything we've learned from designing the best in-car audio systems fromBentley motors. It also includes two EQ settings, tailoring the best sound quality whether the unit is close to or away from the edge of any room. The end result is a refined audio experience with no distortion, increased speaker accuracy and an expansive sound that makes hairs stand on end.

Features

Unleash your digital music wherever it is stored.

UPnP™ (Universal Plug ‘n’ Play)

Stream music from a PC, Mac or network-attached storage in high-resolution ‘better than CD’ quality.

AirPlay

Stream music from your iDevice or from iTunes and Apple Music.

Bluetooth

Pair with a Bluetooth device to instantly play your music. Also compatible with aptX for high-performance audio where supported by the device connecting to Mu-so Qb.

Mu-so Qb features an alarm clock which can be enabled via the settings menu in the Naim app.

3.5mm Analogue Input

A built-in stereo jack socket connects Mu-so Qb to any of your devices, TVs and other audio equipment, such as turntables or CD players.

Multiroom Ready

Play music between any combination of Mu-so Qbs and Mu-sos in up to five rooms of your home. Choose the same song in beat-perfect sync or play different music in different rooms all via the Naim app.

USB

Play music from your iDevice and other MP3 players and USB sticks.

Digital Input (Optical)

Boost audio from digital sources such as TVs, set top boxes, CD players or games consoles. (Does not feature HDMI)

Spotify Connect

Mu-so Qb has in-built Spotify support, so you can stream millions of songs from your portable device with ease.

TIDAL

The lossless streaming service is integrated into the system for an immersive, high-quality sound experience.

Take Control

The Naim control app for iDevices and Android devices puts a world of music at your fingertips.

Unite all of your music in one place with the intuitive Naim control app for iOS and Android devices and put millions of songs at your fingertips. You can scratch the surface or go deeper to explore information on artists, discographies, biographies, reviews, image galleries, similar music and more. The app even includes a simple set up wizard so you’ll be online and listening to more music than ever before in no time.

Multiroom

Bring your music alive in any room of your home.

Combine Mu-so Qb with other Mu-so wireless music systems or Naim Audiostreaming products for the ultimate multiroom experience. Simply sync the units to play the same song beat-for-beat in up to five rooms of your home or play different music in different rooms all via the Naim app.

Customisation

Mu-so Qb is supplied with a Classic Naim Black speaker grille as standard.

You can add a new dimension of colour to complement your living space and style. Select from Deep Blue, Vibrant Red and Burnt Orange as pictured below.

Product Specification

Audio Inputs

Analogue

3.5mm jack

Digital (S/PDIF)

Optical S/PDIF (TosLink) up to 96kHz

Streaming

UPnP,™ AirPlay, Spotify (Connect), TIDAL, Bluetooth (with aptX)

Other Inputs

Internet Radio

USB

Side USB Type A

Connectivity

Remote Control (not included)

Infra-Red (RC5)

Network

Ethernet (10/100Mbps), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) 2.4GHz

Multiroom

Sync up to five Naim Mu-so, Mu-so Qb or any Naim Uniti or Streaming products. Control via Naim App.

Formats

Audio Formats

WAV, FLAC and AIFF – up to 24bit/192kHzALAC (Apple Lossless) – up to 24bit/96kHzMP3 – up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16 bit)AAC – up to 48kHz, 320kbit (16bit)OGG and WMA – up to 48kHz (16bit)

Bluetooth - SBC, AAC and aptX

Note: All formats to 48kHz maximum over wireless network

Internet Radio Provider

vTuner premium 5*

Internet Radio Formats

Windows Media-formatted content, MP3, ACC, Ogg Vorbis streams and MMS

User Control

Handheld

Optional remote handset and control app for iDevices and Android devices